Temple Beth El - Your Jewish Home in the South Puget Sound

Hebrew High School is a brand new program at Temple Beth El.  Offered to ninth through twelfth graders, the program seeks to help students engage in continued formation of their own Jewish identities while exploring subjects of interest to them.

Held from five to eight on Sunday evenings, all students begin the evening with dinner, youth group and tefillah-planning meetings, and then tefillah itself (which will be student-led).  Then, the study begins.  Ninth and tenth graders attend required classes during the first class period, while eleventh and twelfth graders have the option of taking an elective.  During the second class period, all are free to take an elective of their choosing.  Should a student be signed up to be a madrich (teaching assistant) in our religious school or Hebrew school, they are required to take the "Jewish Leadership Skills" course during the second class period.  Certain grades have a required number of academic electives that they must take during the course of the three-trimester school year (ninth grade: two; tenth grade: one), but all students are encouraged to take a combination of academic and non-academic electives.  During the 5771 (2010-2011) school year, all grades will participate in one weekend-long trip (date to be determined) away from Temple Beth El.

We are looking forward to this inaugural year of Hebrew High School!  Look for more information in your mailbox.

HEBREW HIGH SCHOOL 2010-2011/5771

Sample Schedule

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